Skip to main content

Glossary

TermDefinition
APIApplication Programming Interfaces --> see the section "What is API"?
API callA process of sending a request to an API endpoint and getting a response
API endpoint / operationA single instance of API with a unique address (URL). Sending a required input to that URL triggers some command within your system and returns an output about a successful result or failure
CLICommand-line interface
ClientA general term to identify someone or something calling your API
HTTPHyperText Transfer Protocol
IDLInterface Definition Language
MSAMicroservice Architecture
OAIOpenAPI Initiative
RESTREpresentational State Transfer
RPCRemote Procedural Call
SaaSSoftware-as-a-Service
SOAPSimple Object Access Protocol

Next